(As in Part 1: Days 1-7 all galleries are captioned.)

Day 8, Monday 14/09/26. Brantôme to Sarlat. 61 miles / 99 km. 4101 ft / 1250 m ascent.

Another pleasant day’s cycling – and another annoying beer-in-the-sunshine photo pinged to me!

Day 9, Tuesday 15/09/26. Rest day at Sarlat.

On their one and only non-cycling day John and Andy explored the medieval town of Sarlat-la-Canéda on foot. Not only was there an annoying beer photo that night, there was an annoying dessert photo too!

Day 10, Wednesday 16/09/26. Sarlat to Figeac. 68 miles / 110 km. 3937 ft / 1200 m ascent.

Along the Dordogne for a while, then a climb to L’Hospitalet before arriving in Figeac. The hotel there was in an interesting old building, but as part of the Mercure chain not inspiring otherwise.

Day 11, Thursday 17/09/26. Figeac to Entraygues. 35 miles / 58 km. 2854 ft / 870 m ascent.

Another day, another two rivers – this time the Lot to its confluence with the Truyère at Entraygues.

Day 12, Friday 18/09/26. Entraygues to Mende. 75 miles / 120 km. 6398 ft / 1950 m ascent.

An easy start continuing through pretty towns along the Lot followed by a brutal climb to the Col de Goudard (1022 m / 3353 ft) before descending into Mende.

Day 13, Saturday 19/09/26. Mende to Vallon Pont D’Arc. 76 miles / 123 km. 4594 ft / 1400 m ascent.

At the beginning of the day they were still travelling along the Lot, but by the end they were on the Ardèche, passing the watershed between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean on the way. The destination, Vallon Pont D’Arc, is named after its natural rock arch.

As you can see, the terrain is now much more rugged with mountain gorges and cols to climb. I’ll leave it there and come back wth part 3, including the biggest climb yet: Mont Ventoux.